With Whom Do We Associate the "Staples Thesis

question 157

Multiple Choice

With whom do we associate the "staples thesis"?

• A) Auguste Comte
• B) Harold Innis
• C) John Porter
• D) Dorothy Smith

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Definitions:

Uncle Tom's Cabin

An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe published in 1852 that played a significant role in shaping public opinion against slavery in the United States.

Slaveowners

Individuals or entities that owned slaves as property for labor or services under laws or practices that permitted slavery.

Slaves

Individuals forced into labor or service without pay and deprived of their freedom, often considered the property of the enslavers.